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Internet Essentials: A Decade of Conquering the Digital Divide

3 weeks ago

Pictured above: Roosevelt High School Principal Charlene Williams speaking at the Portland launch of Internet Essentials in 2011. By: Rebecca Brown, Director, Community Impact, Comcast Oregon/SW Washington A decade. TEN years. When you think about what you’ve done for a decade…what’s changed over a decade…it can be surprising. Rewarding. Startling. I’ve been in a semblance […]

Filed Under: Community Impact
Tagged With: digital divide, internet essentials, olympian, roosevelt highschool, ten years

Comcast Helps Sweet Home Provide Books and Computers for Residents

9 months ago

People gather in front of their local public library

In late spring, Amy Keiter of the External Affairs team received an email from Rose Peda, a librarian in Sweet Home, Oregon, asking how many Comcast subscribers there were in her community.  Amy had an inkling where the question was going and called Ms. Peda back.  As Amy suspected, the librarian was trying to build […]

Filed Under: Community Impact
Tagged With: children's books, computers, digital divide, distance learning, grant, internet essentials, library, remote work, sumer reading, sweet home

Comcast Announces Largest-Ever Expansion of Our Internet Essentials Program

2 years ago

A young student uses a computer to do schoolwork

Comcast has announced the largest-ever expansion of our Internet Essentials program, extending internet access eligibility to an additional three million low-income Americans. According to the U.S. Census, the harsh reality is that people living in high-poverty cities are 10 times less likely to have broadband at home than those in higher-earning communities.  Internet Essentials is Comcast’s […]

Filed Under: Community Impact
Tagged With: affordable internet, digital divide, digital literacy, internet essentials, ready for anything

Low-Cost Internet Access Now Available to Qualifying Veterans

3 years ago

Six million down.  Many more individuals to serve.  Thanks to Comcast’s Internet Essentials program, six million low-income Americans have been connected to low-cost home internet access.  And with the recent announcement that we’ve expanded eligibility to low-income veterans, that opens up the program to another one million potential beneficiaries. [vimeo 286220018 w=640 h=360]   Internet […]

Filed Under: Community Impact
Tagged With: digital divide, internet essentials, Low Income, Portland Student, VETERANS

Customer Experience

Travis Thetford, Comcast VP of Technical Operations Talks about R&R: Recovery and Restoration

2 months ago

Q: Of course, the numbers change hourly, but how would you summarize our restoration effort? A: We’re seeing about a 50% drop in customer outages every day, … Read More...

Community Investment

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Comcast Plaza Dedicated at Portland Mercado

3 years ago

Just before Christmas, Comcast celebrated our strengthening partnership with the Portland Mercado, a community of more than 16 permanent businesses on SE Foster … Read More...

Comcast Business

Comcast Business Keeps Customers Connected During Wildfires

7 months ago

The Linn County Fairgrounds in Albany have become an emergency shelter for wildfire evacuees, and Comcast Business has stepped up to help the fairground keep … Read More...

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